What is the chick?

[emcook]

Hey everyone! I bought 2 day old wheaten maran chicks 3 weeks ago from a local breeder. These are the 2 chicks now. The one with brown I believe is a wheaten maran, but what is going on the the solid white one? She is not following any of the color patterns from wheaten marans that I have found. She has feathered feet, but they are a bluish slate color, not pink like the other chick. These were hatched from the same batch of eggs. Is this a case of possibly another rooster fertilizing the egg, other than a wheaten maran. Or is it possible for a wheaten maran to feather out like this? Thanks so much for any input!!

 

[redranger209]

Looks like good feathered legs, so if it’s another rooster as a father it has feathered legs.

 

[emcook]

Hmmm, maybe wheaten marans can feather out like this. I don’t know

 

[Alexandra33]

Wheaten birds never feather out solid white. Leg color is wrong for a WM, too.

I'd guess she's a mixed breed, just going on the information given. Absolutely gorgeous little bird!

~Alex

 

[emcook]

That’s what I’m thinking too! Interesting to see what she’ll end up looking like! I asked and The only other rooster possibility is ameraucana so I guess she’s an olive egger.

 

[Gray Farms]

Somebody jumped the fence, that's not a Wheaten Marans.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree